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Karin Nangreave's avatar

And i still sew butterick patterns to this day! Thanks for sharing this fun little clothing history

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Jeff O'Neal's avatar

I am not even sure how I got interested in it. I think it was reading about the world's largest electric sign somewhere and then, if you will excuse the pun, I just pulled on that thread

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Karin Nangreave's avatar

And coincidentally--they JUST got sold to liquidators. https://craftindustryalliance.org/parent-company-of-the-big-4-sewing-pattern-brands-sold-to-a-liquidator/ Thought you might find this interesting considering how timely it is to your post.

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Stephanie B's avatar

Reading this felt like listening to an Annotated episode. Loved it!

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